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Well, over the years I've owned six or seven small Sebenzas, a few Mnandis, and a couple Umfaans but, for whatever reason, I've never owned a large Sebenza - until now! 
I was offered an incredible deal this afternoon and there was no way I could possibly pass it up so this previously loved large 21 followed me home (I wasn't even thinking of picking up another knife - funny how that happens, huh? 
). Anyway, it's been in my pocket for about five-and-a-half hours now and here are my impressions so far:
First of all, it opens very smooothly, much smoother than the BG42 bladed models I've owned/handled and noticeably more so than the small Micarta Classic with S30V that I briefly had. I'm not sure but it seems that the stonewash finish is much finer/smoother than on previous versions.
Secondly, the thumbstud is nowhere near as sharp as the ones that were on the older BG42 models that have passed through my hands. :thumbup:
Finally, I'm very pleased that the sharp corner present where your forefinger meets the lockbar cutout (on the lock side) when gripping the knife has been smoothed out :thumbup: - this was probably the main reason that I never bought one of the older large models (it can be a little annoying at times on my small one but seems it could be greatly exacerbated on a large one). I also like the contour on the bottom of the lockbar.
The only minor nit that I have to pick is the size of the pocket clip. Don't get me wrong, I know it's perfectly functional but, when visually compared to a small model it just seems a little "off". The clips, when fitted to small Sebenzas, just seem to be much more proportional to my eye.
Oh well, guess I've rambled on enough, here are a couple of quick snaps that I took a little while ago:
I was offered an incredible deal this afternoon and there was no way I could possibly pass it up so this previously loved large 21 followed me home (I wasn't even thinking of picking up another knife - funny how that happens, huh? ). Anyway, it's been in my pocket for about five-and-a-half hours now and here are my impressions so far:First of all, it opens very smooothly, much smoother than the BG42 bladed models I've owned/handled and noticeably more so than the small Micarta Classic with S30V that I briefly had. I'm not sure but it seems that the stonewash finish is much finer/smoother than on previous versions.
Secondly, the thumbstud is nowhere near as sharp as the ones that were on the older BG42 models that have passed through my hands. :thumbup:
Finally, I'm very pleased that the sharp corner present where your forefinger meets the lockbar cutout (on the lock side) when gripping the knife has been smoothed out :thumbup: - this was probably the main reason that I never bought one of the older large models (it can be a little annoying at times on my small one but seems it could be greatly exacerbated on a large one). I also like the contour on the bottom of the lockbar.
The only minor nit that I have to pick is the size of the pocket clip. Don't get me wrong, I know it's perfectly functional but, when visually compared to a small model it just seems a little "off". The clips, when fitted to small Sebenzas, just seem to be much more proportional to my eye.
Oh well, guess I've rambled on enough, here are a couple of quick snaps that I took a little while ago:
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